**Sequel to Mate To The Dragon** Maia, Jaxon, and Kaine: three children borne to the strongest shifters in the world. It is known that one is a wolf, one is a dragon, and one is a hybrid. The children are said to be more powerful than both of their parents-with the right upbringing anyway. Lyza and Daerius will do anything to protect their kids but there's only so much they can train them for. And once mates get involved, things get so much more complicated . . .
View More"Jaxon!"
I wince at the sound of my mother screaming my name. "You are so dead," Maia taunts with a smirk.
I toss her a glare before getting up from the couch and walking to my father's office. The door is already open.
"Jaxon how many times do I have to explain the rules to you before you actually start following them?" My mom growls, furiously running her fingers through her mess of curly red hair.
I drag my hands down my face with a groan. "It was an accident—"
"An accident? Jaxon you know you're not allowed to shift during the day!" She seethes.
"I'm sorry, I lost control because Layton was pissing me off. But dad immediately had him sent to the Devil's Circle for confinement and no one else saw so it's okay," I assure her.
Her fiery eyes search mine for several minutes before she finally calms down. The temperature in the room drops instantly.
"Jax you do understand that if this happens again, I will take you to the Devil's Circle myself and you will remain there indefinitely right?"
I nod quickly. "I understand mom, I am so sorry about all of this and I will accept any punishment," I say then hold my breath.
"I'm not going to punish you since you know what would happen to our family if someone else saw you."
I let out a heavy sigh of relief. "Thank you," I mutter. "Uh so on a completely different note, where is dad?"
"He had to deal with some unruly prisoners," she says.
"Isn't that your job?" I ask.
She chuckles. "Yes, it is, but your dad was tired of letting me have all the fun."
"Ah, okay. Well see you at dinner then," I say, kissing her on the cheek and leaving hurriedly.
As I walk back into the living room, I find myself rubbing my neck. Maia stares at me in shock.
"She didn't kill you?" She asks. I shake my head, shrugging a little.
"Wow, I seriously thought you were going to come back in here crying like last time," she snickers.
I glare at her. "That was about as funny as the time you came back from your first training session with her," I snap.
She purses her lips in annoyance but says nothing more. She turns back to her video game on the tv.
I grab my notebook off the table and pick up the pencil sitting beside it. I flip past dozens of drawings until I reach the one, I was working on this morning.
"What's that one?" I hear Maia ask. She glances quickly at me then back at the tv.
"Talon," I tell her. She pauses her game.
"Wait that's Talon? As in mom's dragon?" She asks.
I look at her awed face in confusion for a few moments but then I remember. "You've never seen mom shift, have you?"
She shakes her head, admiring my almost-completed drawing. "She only shifts when she goes to the Devil's Circle."
"Oh yeah, she only takes Kaine and I there. I wonder why she doesn't take you?" I murmur, absentmindedly drawing tiny details.
"I asked her, and she just said something about it not being a place for young females," Maia growls. She turns back to her game and starts angrily shooting at zombies.
"It's really not. The males are super aggressive and if you knew what happened there with mom and Adarath and—"
"She told you about Adarath?" Maia shrieks.
I quickly shush her, glancing at the doorway to make sure my mom wasn't there. "No, she didn't tell me about it."
Maia gapes at me with wide eyes. "You stole the book!" She hisses.
"I borrowed it from Kaine," I mutter, and she punches my arm.
"You both know that book is off limits!" She growls lowly.
"Yes, I know, and mom will kill me for sure if she finds out, so keep your mouth shut."
"Fine, but since I'm saving your ass you have to help me with something."
I sigh, I'm going to regret this. "What?"
"Zack is having a party this weekend but mom doesn't want me to go. You have to help me sneak out," she says, and I immediately groan.
"You want me to die, don't you?" I snap.
"You can either help me sneak out or deal with mom when she finds out you have the book," Maia shrugs.
Either way I'm dead. "Fine," I growl through gritted teeth. She smirks triumphantly.
I start grumbling curse words under my breath as I draw, ignoring my sister's obvious amusement at the situation she put me in.
I am finishing my drawing of my mother's dragon when I hear the front door slam shut. Kaine storms in moments later, his dark gold eyes blazing.
"Maia!" he snarls. I watch as my sister leaps off the couch and runs from the room in less than a second.
Kaine chases after her, growling angrily. I roll my eyes. "Every fucking day!" I mutter.
I hear footsteps approaching from the kitchen and stand just in front of the doorway. Maia comes barreling into me moments later.
I catch her by the waist and lift her up off the ground when she tries to get away. A fuming Kaine is only a second behind her.
"What the hell is going on here?" I demand, looking between my younger siblings for an explanation.
They both ignore me. "Maia you know you're not allowed in the ring!" he spits.
"I can be in the ring if I want!" she snaps. She struggles against my grip, but I don't let go.
"I'm siding with Kaine on this one, the rule is that if you're not on the list, you are not allowed in the ring and guess what? You're not on the list," I tell her.
Her head whips around and she glares at me furiously. "Mom's not on the list and she's allowed to fight in the ring," she growls.
"That's because I'm the Dragon Queen. And I can control my temper." I freeze and so do Maia and Kaine.
I slowly turn around. My mother is leaning against the wall, her arms crossed over her chest and her fiery gaze focused on us. "Now, are you three done or do I have to forcefully separate you?" she asks, narrowing her eyes.
I set Maia back down onto the ground and remove my arms from around her waist. The acrid scent of fear fills my nose, only a third of it my own.
I hear Kaine take a deep breath and Maia clear her throat. My mother watches us for a minute longer before leaving.
I immediately turn to face my siblings. They stare murderously at each other but don't say anything for a few minutes.
"Maia if you keep going to the ring, mom will find out," I sigh.
"No, she won't—"
"Yes, she will! That's why I said you need to stop!" Kaine interrupts. He takes a deep breath and his anger is instantly less evident. "She put guards in the ring to make sure you stay out; they have orders to put you in the pack's prison if necessary."
Maia's eyes widen in shock. "Why didn't you just say that?" she mutters under her breath.
I roll my eyes. "Is it impossible for you to admit you're wrong?" I ask.
"Shut up Jax!" she hisses. She glances at Kaine and I before stalking up the stairs to her room, mumbling curse words under her breath.
"You two fight an awful lot considering you're twins," I mutter.
Kaine makes a face at me. "You fight with Maia a lot more than I do," he scoffs.
"Where were you today?" I ask, changing the subject.
He smirks at me. "Why would I tell you that?"
"Because I'm your older brother," I shrug.
He laughs, shaking his head. "That's the reason I'm not telling you." He walks away before I can respond. He jogs up the stairs and disappears into his room.
I suddenly hear a chuckle behind me. I turn and see my aunt Angel leaning against the kitchen counter.
"What's so funny?" I ask, raising my eyebrow.
"You guys do the exact same thing every day. One of you gets into trouble—or almost into trouble—then you fight and try to kill each other, then your mom or dad gets involved, then you argue again and its starts all over again the next day," she says.
"Did you and dad do the same thing when you were kids?" I ask.
She snorts. "Jax we still do that. But I suggest you guys try to get along because your time together isn't as long as you think," she tells me, then her eyebrows furrow in confusion. "Holy crap I sound like my dad."
I smile a little. "Dad said you used to be pretty close when you were younger but then you had a really huge fight that kind of separated you guys," I say, and she nods.
"Yeah we did, it took a long time, but we eventually became close again."
"What was the fight about? He never really said," I ask.
"Your mother actually—and that's something you need to remember. Mates are the one thing that can tear a family apart. Well," she mutters, "mates and stupidity."
"Do you think we will all have mates?" I ask, a slight hinting in my voice.
Angel smirks, catching onto my underlying tone. "I don't know. Maia will for sure, but I don't know how it works with you and Kaine. I just can't wait until Maia's 16th birthday next week," she grins.
"I honestly hope she doesn't find her mate," I mutter.
"Why?" Angel asks, narrowing her eyes in suspicion. My thoughts veer back to the earlier conversation with my mom.
"Because I don't trust anyone but our family to keep us safe."
"Thank you for coming with me," I mutter, curling my fingers into his brown and gold fur.You still haven't told me what we're doing here, he says."I already told you, I don't know," I sigh.I'd feel a lot better if I knew why I was taking you to the heart of dragon territory,he growls."The Queen asked us to come that's why. You don't trust her?"I don't trust anyone.I frown. "Not even me?"He stops and cranes his head to look at me. His eyes take my breath away. He told me they are a genetic mutation that runs in his family. All of the males have wolves with eyes of icy blue instead of yellow.Taylor, do you trust me?he asks.The question catches me off guard. I open my mouth to say something, but nothing comes out.He turns away and begins walking again. I grip his fur tighter as he picks up the pace and starts to jog down the mountain path.I'll trust
"What the hell just happened?" Ash whispers.I shrug a little. "I have no idea but that bastard died screaming, so I don't really care," I growl."Fair enough," he mutters with a heavy sigh. "Are you doing okay?"I find myself staring at the ground until it goes fuzzy. "I don't know," I admit.He grabs my hand and interlaces our fingers, leaning his head on my shoulder. "Honestly that's probably a good thing," he murmurs.Kaine suddenly walks toward us, his expression unreadable. "Thank you," he says with a tiny smile.I frown. "For what?""Defending my mate's honor, what he said was―""Disgusting," I growl. "I know you would have done something too, but I just snapped. I mean you did the same for Ash and I yesterday.""Yeah," he sighs. He looks like he's going to say something else but then he turns away and returns to his mate. Syrra is talking to my mother, both with broken smiles on their lips.Peter's body st
He still hasn't let go of the letter. He keeps staring at. He reads it over and over again then closes his eyes for a few moments. When he opens them again and sees the letter still in his hands his shoulders slump a little more."There's no way this is real right?" he whispers, looking up at me.The pain on his face and the hopeful look in his golden eyes makes my stomach turn. I open my mouth, but nothing comes out. I don't know what to say."Please tell me this is all just a bad dream," he begs.I bite my lip hard.It's going to be okay, I want to tell him, but I know it's a lie. I bite harder until I taste blood on my tongue. "I'm sorry Kaine," is all I manage.The last glimmer of hope in his eyes suddenly vanishes. I step closer to him and he wraps his arms around my waist. I suck in a sharp breath as I feel a sudden pressure behind my eyes.He is on his knees, hugging my waist to hold himself up. I can feel something wet
"―a few here actually. They're staying in the tent-hut things just outside the main clearing."I frown. "Syrra did you say you brought someone here?" I ask, looking up from my book."Yes, I apologize Queen Zari, I meant to inform you but it slipped my mind. A few of the vampires living on my territory wanted to see the Circle and meet some dragons," she explains."This place is turning into a tourist attraction," I mutter. "If they cause any problems they will have to leave.""They're very docile creatures, all the ferocity and aggression has left them after centuries of being endangered. They wouldn't dare cause any problems, they're too afraid of extinction," she tells me.I nod and she turns away. A smile crawls onto my lips as I watch her begin to speak again. She sits on Kaine's lap and they face Jaxon and Ash. The boys are all intensely focused, listening to Syrra's stories with animated faces.I notice Jax is braiding Ash's hair and s
"Thanks for helping out dad," I say as I step into the kitchen. I pull off my apron and hang it by the door.My father nods and smiles a little. "Did they like it?""They loved it. You should have seen them, they're so cute together," I gush.He chuckles. "Alpha Dorian is a good guy, he'll make a perfect mate for Taylor."I bite my cheek when I see his smile falter. His eyes are red and the dark circles under them confirm my thoughts. "Hey dad, why don't you try to get some sleep? I can take care of the pack today," I offer."That's very sweet of you Maia but I don't want to give you all that responsibility quite yet."I shrug. "I'll get Mykael to help me, he enjoys my company anyway."He snorts. "I'm sure he does. Alright well I guess you couldn't do too much damage in just one day. Thank you," he says, pulling me into a hug.My stomach twists as I hug him back. His body feels so frail, like if I hug any tighter, I might break
"Taylor!"I sigh heavily into my pillow. "What?" I yell but it's muffled.I hear my door open. "Alpha Dorian is here to see you," Logan says.I groan. "Why the fuck can't he come at a normal time? Why must he show up so early in the morning?" I grumble."He's an alpha Tay, he has a pack to run. Honestly, you're lucky he's putting in this much effort and showing up at all," he snorts."Get out," I spit. I hear the floor creak as he moves closer and a growl escapes my lips. "Logan get the fuck out of my room before I put my foot up your ass."The door slams shut and a few moments later, there's a soft knock. "You can come in Shawn," I mutter, rolling over with a small sigh. It's dark in my room but I can still see.The door slowly opens and my mate steps inside. I can't help the smile that creeps onto my face at the sight of his childish grin. "I apologize for coming so early in the morning," he says.I sit up with a yawn. "Why d
"Did I wake you up?" I ask.He shakes his head. "Nah I couldn't sleep, I was drawing," he says."Can I see?"Jax reaches around behind me and grabs his sketchbook. I take it and look over the unfinished blue flowers. "What are these?""Coal blossoms, haven't you seen them before? They grow all over the volcanoes in the wintertime.""I usually spend winter near the witches' territory," I tell him, handing back the drawing."Why there?""The witch queen turned it into a sanctuary of sorts, everyone there has their own problems, so they don't bother anyone," I say."Yeah Queen Syrra is a pretty amazing, my brother is lucky to have her as a mate," he remarks. "This winter though you should stay in the Circle.""Why?" I ask.He shrugs. "I think you'd like it. Most of the dragons don't like the snow so they stay inside even though it's still pretty warm thanks to the volcanoes," he says."I'll probably have to an
Anyone who says that brown eyes aren't beautiful is an idiot,I think as I pull Ash's hair into a bun again.The early morning sun shines directly into the cave, turning Ash's blonde hair to bright gold and his brown eyes to molten copper. The freckles scattered across his nose are faintly visible in the light too.I use the wet strip of cloth to wipe the blood off his face. He lets out a sharp wince making me sigh. "You know if you didn't move so much, I wouldn't have to keep doing this," I tell him."Maybe I'm doing it on purpose, so you have to keep cleaning it," he mutters.I grin with a small shake of my head. "Gods Ash, why do I get the feeling you're just going to be more and more trouble the healthier you get?""More like the longer I'm away from everyone else," he says."Is it bad in the Circle too?" I ask gently."It's better than it is out here, your mother helps a lot, she's one of the nicest dragons I've eve
If Lucifer was a human, he'd be smacking my arm and shaking me right now.Dude! Dude! Did you just see that?You saw it so obviously I did too,I growl in annoyance.That was the hottest thing I've ever seen!Yes, it was now stop talking, you're ruining this for me.I push him to the back of my mind so I can focus on my mate. She sits tall on her golden throne, her violet gaze cold as ice as it sweeps the room. I can honestly say I have never felt prouder than I do at this moment.She locks eyes with me and motions for me to come forward. My hand rests on the hilt of my sword as I walk across the room to stand beside her."This is Prince Kaine, a warrior of the Dragon Guard and son of Queen Zari," Syrra says, "I expect the clans to pay their respects to such an esteemed visitor considering the unfortunate circumstances under which the Dragon Queen previously visited."Damn, 
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